Award Winners: Middle Tennessee News & MTN Sports

From left to right: Abigail Martin, Izzy Gutierrez, Kira Fullington, Roni Portzen, TJ Myers, Darius White, Dylan Simmons.

At the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters awards, SoJSM students earned multiple honors for their work:

1^st Place - Best Video News Feature Reporting - Izzy Gutierrez, Middle Tennessee News Reporter - DJ Alex Angelo

1^st Place - Best Digital Media - MTN Sports - Battle of Nashville

2^nd Place - Best Digital Media - MTN Sports - Building a Dynasty

 Congratulations to Abigail Martin, Izzy Gutierrez, Kira Fullington, Roni Portzen, TJ Myers, Darius White, Dylan Simmons, and Noah Brady!

Studio M immerses students in video journalism

Studio M—which stands for media, MTSU, and Murfreesboro—focuses on a "teaching hospital" approach to journalism. Students have the opportunity to cover issues that impact the community, including employment, health care, the economy, education, student loan debt, gender pay gap, religion, race, and diversity. Click on the link to see coverage of local stories, national, and international (France) that are all student created. Studio M launched in 2016 with a $50,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The Tennessean committed $10,000, and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee contributed $25,000.